Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-11-23
Dress Tricots, entirely new
and cheap. at YOumans'.

Morris Bros. %
Cash paid for hides at the Central
Meat Market. IA
Born To Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Z. Caruthers,
November 18th 1887, "a daughter.
Full Weight" the best cigar in the
world. Standiford, Youmans q Eldred.
Buy your fruits. nuts and corrections
of j. K. Young, next door to the post
office. 81
\ cold wave struck us last Saturday,
and Oycrcodts have been in demand
ever since.
The best beef To be had I'm town is a
the Central meat market, opposite 1st
National bank. 4
DO not buy a stove until you have
seen Morris Bros. They have just open
ed out "A carload. "a
If you favor boring for coal, oil, gas
and other subterranean valuables, sign
the subscription paper.
Already, about one thousand dollars
have been pledged toward the forma-
tion of mining company at this place.
Try the Avenue house for a square
meal and good bed. Everything fresh
and clean. w. T. Collins is now the
proprietor. "a
Mr.. Charles +. Homer, one of the
most genial and successful drummers
on the road, came in Monday afternoon.
and went out yesterday. lie travels
for Kansas City tobacco house, and
always gets good orders.
Attention is directed to the an
nouncement of Byerley, Dark 4 Run.
yam, i'm this issue. For the first time
the firm advertises to sell out at cost.
All who know of their methods will not
question that they mean business when
they say cost.
Uncle Clark Gilmore returned this
week, from Miami, Roberts. county,
Texas, where he went to assist Tom
Dunn in putting in lumber yard for
the Chicago Lumber company. Miami
is ON the Santa Fo extension. Uncle
Clark does not think much of the coun-
try.
1t is a solemn duty to observe thanks
giving day in an appropriate manner.
If we are not thankful for the blessings
we have, they may be taken from US.
No nation ever failed to prosper while
1t recognized God as its ruler; and no
nation has ever failed to decline and 90
into disruption and ruin when it forgot
to recognize God.
DIR. Gates preached at the Methodist
church in this city last Sunday morn
ing and evening. The house was crowd
ed at both services, and everyone pres
ent greatly enjoyed the splendid ser
mons and the interesting services which
followed. Communion services were
held after the morning exercises, after
which two young ladies were baptized
and received into the church. 1t was
after two o'clock when the morning
services closed, but all felt that it was
good for them to be there.
The senior Of this paper is modest
and does not care to bring his family
affairs before the patrons, and so the
I junior Will call attention to the fact
that the INDEX family is growing in "a
manner terrible TO contemplate these
hard times. Those subscribers and
others in arrears on the INDEX books
must either come forward with their
balance or il may be necessary to petit
ton the county commissioners TO buy
two poor farms. Office hours from Z
a. IN. to So. m. Its girl and they are
always expensive.
The programme of the Socratic Lit
erary society, at Roundup, for Nov
oath, is as follows: Question for dis
cussIon, Resolved, That woman should
have the right of suffrage" Afiirma-
tive, e.. 5. Snoddy, II. s. Groendyke,
j. +. Harbough, VIM. HarbOugh. Neg.
alive, T. G. VanBenthusan, w. 4.
Snoddy, +. II. Hayes, G. j. Skeen. The
literary exercises will include: Decla-
nations by Clarence Martin and Nora
Bevins, essay by T. c. VanBenthusan,
defamation by w. +. Snoddy, recita-
ton by VIM. Bevins, essay by F. X.
Hays, selection by r. s. Groendyke
defamation by Cora Bevins, invective
G. ). Snoddy.
1t now appears that the railroad will
not be extended west from here this
winter, The last commission appoint.
ed to condemn the right-Of-way between
this place and Lake City, went over the
line OH the 5th inst, and took a reces,
Of several days that its report might bt
completed. Yesterday the commission.
crs met here to complete their labors
when they received telegram from the
railroad officials, asking them to I'D
journ over until next week. In view Of
the tact that the track must be laid anC
the road IN operation to Lake City b.
December LIST, IL the $4,000 in bonds
voted by that township are earned, il
does not appear that the railroad com
pany is making any effort to earn th'
! subsidies. NOOne appears to know WHY
! the Lake City extension has been aban
} doned for this season; and it may b,
that it will be built later in the winter
The grade is practically completed
, though there is considerable bridging :.
. be done.
t A gentleman of this city who had jus
{ returned from visit to several coun
ties In western and southwestern Kan
D sas remarked this week in our hearin
= that the people of Barber county ant
3 Medicine Lodge knew nothing abou
4 hard times rs compared with what
r being experienced out west. Said he
There, but little effort vas made a
raising crops and every effort vas